The pilot many say made a miraculous crash landing spoke to KCCI’s Ryan Smith about the scary moments during an aviation power failure.A routine joy ride in the sky turned into a near-death experience for amateur pilot Dave Kenworthy and his son, Adam Kenworthy."When looking back in terms of all the circumstances of an off-airport power-loss landing, I was very happy with the outcome in the sense that we were able to walk away,” Kenworthy said.KCCI was first on scene when emergency responders rushed the father and son to Iowa Methodist Medical Center.Dave Kenworthy, who still uses a neck brace due to his injuries, cracked three vertebrates and fractured sternum."I couldn't be happier to be back home," Kenworthy said. "You know, that was one of the most encouraging things. Just the outreach and prayers, people and friends."Piloting is a passion for Kenworthy. He has logged some 4,000 hours and 500,000 miles in the air. For unknown reasons the open cockpit of Kenworthy’s antique replica Classic Waco lost power."They cleared us for landing, then all of sudden something kind of odd was different and at that time I realized we lost the power in the engine."The engine failure came two minutes before Kenworthy could land at the Des Moines airport.He and his son were in flight for 25 to 30 minutes, soaring over the state capitol and I-235.Kenworthy said he is thankful the free-fall happened in a secluded strip of grass and not over a populated area."You know, I've thought about that quite a bit and, like I said, through the grace of God, he was riding with us,” Kenworthy said. “And the one thing when you are coming down you don't want to make a problem any more than what it is."Adam Kenworthy credits his father's skillful maneuvering for keeping them alive, but the pilot said he praises West Des Moines first responders."I think sometimes we all take them for granted and the job that they do until you really need them,” Kenworthy said. “They're pretty special."

DES MOINES, Iowa —

The pilot many say made a miraculous crash landing spoke to KCCI’s Ryan Smith about the scary moments during an aviation power failure.

A routine joy ride in the sky turned into a near-death experience for amateur pilot Dave Kenworthy and his son, Adam Kenworthy.

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"When looking back in terms of all the circumstances of an off-airport power-loss landing, I was very happy with the outcome in the sense that we were able to walk away,” Kenworthy said.

KCCI was first on scene when emergency responders rushed the father and son to Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

Dave Kenworthy, who still uses a neck brace due to his injuries, cracked three vertebrates and fractured sternum.

"I couldn't be happier to be back home," Kenworthy said. "You know, that was one of the most encouraging things. Just the outreach and prayers, people and friends."

Piloting is a passion for Kenworthy. He has logged some 4,000 hours and 500,000 miles in the air. For unknown reasons the open cockpit of Kenworthy’s antique replica Classic Waco lost power.

"They cleared us for landing, then all of sudden something kind of odd was different and at that time I realized we lost the power in the engine."

The engine failure came two minutes before Kenworthy could land at the Des Moines airport.

He and his son were in flight for 25 to 30 minutes, soaring over the state capitol and I-235.

Kenworthy said he is thankful the free-fall happened in a secluded strip of grass and not over a populated area.

"You know, I've thought about that quite a bit and, like I said, through the grace of God, he was riding with us,” Kenworthy said. “And the one thing when you are coming down you don't want to make a problem any more than what it is."

Adam Kenworthy credits his father's skillful maneuvering for keeping them alive, but the pilot said he praises West Des Moines first responders.

"I think sometimes we all take them for granted and the job that they do until you really need them,” Kenworthy said. “They're pretty special."